Funny you should say that - - from https://11east14thstreet.com/2014/04/29/zasu-pitts-unexpected/
"So, as legend has it, did D. W. Griffith who said she resembled Lillian Gish so much that he couldn’t use her in a film with his beatific blonde muse. While the perception of beauty is a matter of personal taste, talent can be evaluated objectively, and in ZaSu Pitts it was unquestionable. Erich von Stroheim called her the screen’s greatest tragedienne and gave her the lead in his greatest film."
Erich von Stroheim played the devoted servant/advisor/ex-husband to Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd.
